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Russell Adams <RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.Com> writes:

> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 01:20:58AM -0500, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa wrote:
>> Hey list,
>> 
>> I was wondering if anyone out there manages his personal accounting
>> with org. I never really managed my personal finances, but I think
>> it's about time to know where my money comes from and where it is
>> going (and where the leaks are :P). I would use something like
>> lessaccounting.com, but I would rather integrate it into my
>> orgmode-based PIM. Any ideas?
>
> I use John Wiegley's Ledger (of Remember fame), which is a CLI tool
> that does reporting against plain text files.
>
> I do my expense reporting and business accounting in it. Very flexible
> and because it is text based, I can use version control and emacs.
>

+1 for ledger. It comes bundled with a nice emacs mode (ledger.el) that
makes entering data quite simple.

Matt